Omega Centauri

Omega Centauri
Omega Centauri

Hi,

the sketch of omega centauri is being attached here.

the details are,

Omega Centuari – The brightest Cluster visible from our Earth
Name: Adarsh A.

Object: Omega centauri
Type: Globular Cluster
Constellation: Centaurus
Location: Coorg, India
Date: 20-02-2013
Media: White paper, Graphite pencils. Inverted image.

Equipment: Celestron 130EQNewt. Reflcr.
Eyepiece: 40mm
FOV: 5.8 degrees
Sky conditions: bit hazy

Regards,
Adarsh A.
Bangalore

Early Planets

Mercury, Venus, alpha Libra, Saturn and Spica
Mercury, Venus, alpha Libra, Saturn and Spica

Please find here my last watercolour

Object Name (Mercury, Venus and Saturn)
Object Type (Planets conjunction)
Location (Rocbaron Provence France)
Date (December 5th 2012 5:55 UT)
Media (Watercolour on 300gr paper plus white colour for planets)

It was quite cold this morning 1°C but I would like to see the rising of Mercury from my terrace.
Bottom-up we can see: Mercury near the chimney, Venus near alpha Libra, Saturn and Spica .

Clear sky to you all, and if possible, with warmer atmosphere !

Michel Deconinck
http://www.aquarellia.com

C/2012 F6 (LEMMON)

C/2012 F6 (LEMMON)
C/2012 F6 (LEMMON)

Object Name: C/2012 F6 (LEMMON)

Location: RA: 23h 23m 27.8s, Dec: +63 ° 00 ’50 ”

Magnitude: 9’7

Constellation: Cassiopeia

Observing Location: Pelayos de la Presa. Madrid. SPAIN

Date: July 14, 2013.

Time: 01:15 T.U.

Material used: graphite pencil on white paper. Inverted image and processed with Photoshop.

Celestron Telescope S/C 8″ Mount Cgt-5

Eyepiece: Hyperion Aspheric 31 mm;

Magnification: 65x.

Conditions: NEML: 5.36 (Zone 7 Cep.) Temp.: 16 º C, Humidity 50%

More information: http://astrodibujo.blogspot.com.es/

The Butterfly Cluster

Messier 6
Messier 6

Hello! This is a my sketch of one of the most beautiful cluster of the sky; the only but light Yellow/orange star make a fantastic contrast with the other bluish stars. I used my dobsonian telescope 10” f/5 and WA 12mm (104x).

Object name: Messier 6, Butterfly Cluster
Object type: Open Cluster
Location: Copertino (LE), Italy
Date: 3/7/2013
Media: India ink on white paper; inverted

Crater Cichus and Environs

Crater Cichus and Environs
Crater Cichus and Environs

Crater Cichus (41 km.) sits on the remains of the high rim of Mare Nubium in one of the few places where the edge of this mare is clearly visible. Resting high on the rim of Cichus is small crater Cichus C (11 km.). This region is a very interesting piece of lunar real estate which includes craters young, old, concentric ringed, buried ghosts, grabens like the one in this sketch to the north called Rima Hesiodus and domes like Kies Pi just beyond the sketch area. To the west of crater Cichus is a portion of Palus Epidemiarum.
The seeing was slightly less than average but you could wait for intervals of better seeing which arrived now and again.
A fun observation and relaxing sketch with mosquito repellent applied.

Sketching:

For this sketch I used: black Strathmore 400 Artagain paper, 9”x 12”, white and black Conte’pastel pencils, white pearl eraser and blending stumps.
Telescope: 10 inch f/5.7 Dobsonian and 6mm eyepiece 241x
Date: 07-18-2013 02:05-03:50 UT
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)
Hazy, calm, humid
Seeing: mostly Antoniadi III
Co longitude: 27.3°
Lunation: 9.5 days
Illumination: 67.8 %
Frank McCabe